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Parcourse: The Ballad of Betty and Billy

Take the hook-laden swirl of 60’s Britpop, mix it with the DIY aesthetic of mid-90’s lo-fi indie rock, and you get Parcourse. They are poppy without the sugar, introspective without the melodrama, and melancholy without the sadness. Their new EP,…

Derivative: Twilight

Download | Subscribe [audio:] In 2004, I featured this song on a little known podcast called Indiefeed Hip Hop. (Obviously things have changed, but I digress!) And then again on a recent hip/hop focused episode of Insomnia Radio… This Sonoma County 7…

Evangelicals: Here Comes Trouble

The Evangelicals hail from Norman, Oklahoma – and despite only being in existence for a year, they’ve managed to wrangle up a healthy fanbase and release a debut album full of indie pop delights.This is one of those tracks that…

Anti-Hero: Wake Me Up

Every decade seems to have its own interpretation of what is considered cool in female fronted rock ‘n roll! The 60’s gave us the blue-eyed soul of Janis Joplin. The 70’s saw the Zeppelin-tinged Wilson sisters in Heart rise to…

Chess Club: Apes

If Black Francis, Lou Reed, Dave Gilmour and Brian Ferry were all sitting around playing the kid’s game telephone the final phrase would be “chess club.” From Memphis, TN. Members: Jason Barnett–Vocals/Guitars Travis Endersby–Drums Geoff Smith–Bass/Vocals Doug Walker–Keyboards/Vocals Chess Club…